Test your knowledge of infectious diseases

Assess your knowledge of infectious disease topics, from flu to antimicrobial resistance, in this CPD and learning quiz.
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How much do you know about infectious diseases? Here’s your chance to test your knowledge and identify any areas you might want to focus your learning on.

Work your way through the quiz by expanding the questions in the answer boxes below.

When you have answered all the questions, select ‘Finish Quiz’ at the bottom of the page to see your score. 


Happy young people having fun during a rooftop party during a summer holiday, standing on the rooftop terrace talking, eating and drinking

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This question is from ‘Genital herpes: diagnosis and treatment’. Please refer to the original article if you would like to know more.


hand in glove holding dipstick test colour chart

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This question is from ‘Urinary tract infection in adults: diagnosis, management and prevention’. Please refer to the original article if you would like to know more.


Young boy lying on the couch and coughing

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This question is from ‘How to identify and manage prolonged acute and chronic cough in preschool children‘. Please refer to the original article if you would like to know more.


Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria (red/yellow) inside a cell (green).

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This question is from ‘Chlamydia: screening, diagnosis and management‘. Please refer to the original article if you would like to know more.


Sick young man attached to an intravenous drip lying on bed in a hospital room

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This question is from ‘Switching patients from IV to oral antimicrobials‘. Please refer to the original article if you would like to know more.


COVID-19 vaccines

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This question is from ‘Understanding MRNA vaccine technologies‘. Please refer to the original article if you would like to know more.


Photo of a young child scratching chicken pox.

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This question is from ‘Chickenpox: symptoms, treatment and potential complications‘. Please refer to the original article if you would like to know more.


This question is from ‘Cellulitis: recognition and management‘. Please refer to the original article if you would like to know more.


Young girl with conjunctivitis in her left eye
Conjunctivitis is the most common cause of red eye and is an inflammation of the conjunctiva of the anterior eye

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This question is from ‘Bacterial conjunctivitis: diagnosis and management‘. Please refer to the original article if you would like to know more.


Image of "Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Trichomonas vaginalis, a non-viral sexually transmitted infection (STI). Symptoms usually develop within a month of infection, although the majority of infected men and women are asymptomatic."

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This question is from ‘How to diagnose and manage trichomonas vaginalis‘. Please refer to the original article if you would like to know more.


Young woman inhaling from nebuliser as part of cystic fibrosis treatment.

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This question is from ‘Cystic fibrosis: management and monitoring of respiratory manifestations‘. Please refer to the original article if you would like to know more.


Foot stepping on rusty metal nail outdoors

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This question is from ‘Tetanus: symptoms, treatment and vaccination‘. Please refer to the original article if you would like to know more.


Doctor puts a bandage on the patient's knee with an elastic tubular mesh

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This question is from ‘Current and advanced therapies for chronic wound infection‘. Please refer to the original article if you would like to know more.


Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of herpes virus particles in infected tissue

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This question is from ‘Genital herpes: diagnosis and treatment‘. Please refer to the original article if you would like to know more.


A doctor's or researcher's hand holding a Petri dish with a culture of bacteria on which an antibiotic disc test is performed

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This question is from ‘How to evaluate the clinical appropriateness of an antimicrobial‘. Please refer to the original article if you would like to know more.


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Citation
The Pharmaceutical Journal, PJ, July 2024, Vol 313, No 7987;313(7987)::DOI:10.1211/PJ.2024.1.322788

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